Body height estimation based on dimensions of sacral and coccygeal vertebrae

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 294-297

  Pelin, Can ^a   Duyar, Izzet ^b   Kayahan, Esra M ^a   Zaǧyapan, Ragiba ^a   Aǧildere, A Muhteşem ^a   Erar, Aydin ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Coccygeal vertebrae; Forensic anthropology; Forensic science; Sacral vertebrae; Stature estimation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BACK; BODY BUILD; BODY HEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COCCYGEAL BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LONG BONE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VERTEBRA;

EID: 14844282068     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1520/jfs2004010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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